Shamira Lukomwa
... Africa. She has managed, developed and led programs for an international experiential education non-profit and headed the communication and ... the African Diaspora. She is passionate about increasing ...
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Schools Urged To Implement Alternatives to Zero-Tolerance Discipline Policies
Release Date:
07/24/2014
... racial-equity program at The Atlantic Philanthropies, in Education Week. Zero-tolerance policies "hurt students’ .....
Helmsley Charitable Trust Donates $1.6 Million to Address School Dropout Crisis in Ethiopia
Release Date:
10/21/2014
... fund its EduCare Program. In recent years, Ethiopia's education system has experienced significant growth in .....
New After School Programs and Professional Development Bring Digital Literacy with Grants Totaling $414,000
Release Date:
10/31/2014
NYCT made 17 grants in October 2014.
Coalition to Support Grieving Students Launches GrievingStudents.org
Release Date:
01/13/2015
... Grieving Students today launched grievingstudents.org, an innovative multimedia resource designed to empower ... ten of the leading professional organizations in the K-12 education space. The Coalition is...
MetLife Foundation Increases Access to Online Capital for Small Businesses
Release Date:
02/27/2015
... minority, and immigrant entrepreneurs access capital and education online and achieve business health and growth. ... and grow a small business through financing and business education . The $1 million grant...
Ford Foundation Backs New Associate's Degree Program at New York State Prison
Release Date:
03/02/2015
... NYU's new program began this semester and can lead to an associate's degree. According to the university, ... to other colleges. "By expanding access to a university education to incarcerated...
Century Foundation Report Calls for Funding Reform for Community Colleges
Release Date:
05/28/2015
... released by the Century Foundation today -- "How Higher Education Funding Shortchanges Community Colleges" -- calls ... then have additional resources showered on them in higher education ," said...
San Diego Grantmakers Hires Beeta Jahedi as Senior Director of Learning and Programs
Release Date:
06/22/2015
... portfolio of grants in poverty, family planning, arts education , and effective philanthropy. She also brings ...
D.C. Schools Attracted Record Amounts of Philanthropy in Recent Years
Release Date:
08/27/2015
... than $31 million from national foundations, according to an analysis by two professors at Michigan State University of ... philanthropies funding kindergarten through 12th grade education that year. The total...
Ford Foundation’s Darren Walker In NY Times Piece on Criminal Justice
Release Date:
07/15/2016
... had as good a chance as white kids of getting a good education . The next year, in another Gallup survey, almost ... have the same chance as white kids of getting a good education . In short, the history of...
Century Foundation Report Praises Morris School Merger, As District Faces New Tests From Immigration
Release Date:
12/13/2016
... From Immigration It took a state Supreme Court ruling and an edict from New Jersey’s education commissioner to force the merger of Morristown and ... early racial unrest and shifting demographics, to become...
PhilTV This Week: Feb. 3, 2017
Release Date:
02/07/2017
Featuring NY Community Trust, UJA-Federation of New York, MAC AIDS Fund, The Search for PNY's Next Public Policy Fellow.
Backed by Henry Luce and Andrew W. Mellon Foundations, Report Shows Need for U.S. to Invest in Language Learning to Remain Competitive
Release Date:
02/28/2017
... established to examine the current state of U.S. language education , to project what the nation's education needs will be in the future, and to offer ... for ways to meet those needs. "This report...
Editorial: Unemployment in Black and White
Release Date:
08/30/2017
The recent finding by The New York Times that black students are still vastly underrepresented at the nation’s top colleges and universities is one sign of how little the country has managed to do to close racial gaps.
With Trump Moving to End DACA, New York City Leaders Pledge Support for Students and Teachers
Release Date:
09/06/2017
ust hours after the Trump White House announced on Tuesday that it would move to rescind protections for young undocumented immigrants, New York City politicians, religious leaders and educators filled City Hall to pledge support for “Dreamers” who...
A DeVos Speech on Title IX Heightens Advocates’ Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent
Release Date:
09/07/2017
... Fears That a Rollback Is Imminent On Wednesday, the U.S. Education Department confirmed that the education secretary, Betsy DeVos, would appear at George ...
Charter Schools Are Losing the Narrative But Winning the Data
Release Date:
09/12/2017
... research,” wrote University of Michigan professor of education , public policy, and economics Sue Dynarski in 2015. ...
De Blasio Fails To Give Public School Teachers Maternity Leave
Release Date:
09/13/2017
... Teachers Maternity Leave The New York City Department of Education (DOE) does not offer paid parental leave for union ... the critical role a teacher plays in providing a quality education to our children, I...
In New Memoir, Eva Moskowitz Offers a Look Behind The Curtain At Success Academy — And Tries to Reshape Her Reputation
Release Date:
09/18/2017
... Reshape Her Reputation For followers of the New York City education wars, Eva Moskowitz’s new book is a juicy ...